Technology needs feminism and not just that women needs to be represented more in STEM. Technology needs feminist thinking and approaches because feminism is about inclusion and diversity.
Wichtige Schlüsselbegriffe
good technology
intersectional feminism
Argumentation
Technology needs feminism, and this is not just about representation of women in STEM (1). Technology needs feminism because technology is a social field in which „sexism, misogyny, and patriarchy are deeply interwoven“ (2). As examples authors name tracking devices (such as AirTags or Find my phone) are often used non-consencually (in intimate partner violence) or algorithims that “dictate” who is attractive and who not.
Why feminism? Feminism is and has been transformative (2)
Good technology is not just about working “without any technical errors” (3) → das heißt, das Technologien einfach funktionieren (hier steckt auch wieder die Idee dahinter, dass Technologien nicht für sich wirken, sondern nur durch ihre soziale Einbettung)
Good technology is often not really about technology, but what it does or about the effects it has
Good technology means many different things and is therefore diverse. So, diversity is needed to “create” good technology. Currently, this diversity does not exist within the tech world. The podcast and book discusses this (goal). (4)
If it is asked what is good technology and for whom this also clear that it is a political, ethical, social and technological question (3; 5)
Authors suggest to think of good technology not from what sells best but who is left out (3) → and to understand who is left out for which reason the authors suggest to apply an intersectional feminism (7)
Implizite Annahmen
Forschungslücke / Beitrag
Advocating for social issues to be addressed in technology (research)
“Better relations, better system, better designs, better visions, and perhaps, when these fail, better rebellions” are needed (2)
Bezug zu meinem Projekt
Darauf verweisen, dass es nicht ausreicht die Repräsentation in den MINT-Fächern zu diversifizieren (“mehr Frauen”), sondern geisteswissenschaftliche Theorien und Forschung in den MINT-Fächern zum Standard werden muss
Beispiele, wie Technologie immer mit Sozialem/Gesellschaft verknüpft ist: (1)
tracking technologies
Algorithmen, die vorgeben, wer als attraktiv gilt
Intersektionaler Feminismus nutzen, um zu erklären, wer von gegenwärtigen Technologien profitiert und wer ausgeschlossen ist (3;5;7)